Focus your attention on graduate studies during a concentrated period of time. Take the majority of your courses over three summers — attend classes during the day for three weeks in June and another three-week term in July, and complete the remaining courses online during the intervening school years. Enjoy the flexibility of studying at home when you are teaching and the convenience of completing the majority of your graduate work during summer breaks. Degree specialty areas include elementary education, gifted education and special education. Elementary Education is a 33-hour program; Gifted Education is a 33-hour program; Special Education is a 33-hour program.
Each M.Ed. student is assigned to a faculty adviser, who works closely with students as they advance through the program. Advisers and other faculty guide students as they conduct their action-based research projects and develop their graduate portfolios.
Elon’s summer cohort program is offered at a substantially reduced cost. Your cost for the entire three years of study is fixed at the beginning of your first summer session. Elon also offers several options for dividing up your payments over the three-year period, and financial aid is available in the form of Stafford Loans.
As a teacher, you know the importance of class size. Average class size in the M.Ed. program is 15. Elon keeps classes small to encourage close collaboration among students and faculty. You will exchange ideas with local teachers from other grades, school systems and levels of experience as well as teachers from other parts of the world.
Learn to critically evaluate research literature and conduct action research projects. In a required online course, you will write an action research prospectus; the following semester you will carry out the project and conduct the research. The results become a part of the Research Skills section of your graduate portfolio.
Elon offers an exciting study abroad elective course for M.Ed. students. Study curriculum issues in Costa Rica for a week during the first session of your third summer.
Elon M.Ed. students come from a variety of backgrounds. Not only will you learn with your classmates, you will also learn from them in small group work, class discussions and even casual conversations about your careers. Elon’s central location draws students from both the Triangle and Triad areas, which allows you to network with other teachers from school systems across a major section of North Carolina. Visiting International Faculty (VIF) students, who come from all over the world to teach in the U.S. for three years and earn a master’s degree while they teach, bring an international perspective to classes and provide opportunities for sharing experiences in informal discussions with newfound friends and colleagues.
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